Bridgewater Stone Church to celebrate centennial with concert

The 100-year-old organ will be the centerprise of a concert on Friday celebrating the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the granite "Stone Church" in the center of town.

The Bridgewater United Methodist Church will hold a celebration featuring its 1914 Hook and Hastings organ at 7 p.m. Friday."It is a wonderful organ and the church has great acoustics," the Rev. Pat Miller Fernandes said.The concert is part of a year-long celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone on Aug. 4, 1913 of the granite "Stone Church" at the corner of School and Cedar streets.Music director Jim Youngworth will lead the concert, which will include a tribute to the late Cherryl Tatro, the church's longtime choir director.The concert will include a free-will offering.For more information, call 508-697-9165.